Race day is nearly 2 weeks away. Please take a few minutes to read this email. Important updates and helpful tips are included to make your race experience more enjoyable. 

REVEL Canyon City is always in need of great volunteers to help make the weekend an enjoyable experience for all participants. If you know of anyone interested in lending a hand they can volunteer here.

If you know someone who hasn't registered, be sure to tell them to register now and join you on Saturday, November 12.

–Team REVEL

Expo

The REVEL Canyon City Expo & Packet Pick-Up is located at Westwood Laboratories in Azusa. All parking is free. Check out the many vendors and purchase your Official Race Merchandise!

A photo ID is required to pick up your race bag. We will allow individuals to pick up someone else's bag but will require a copy of the person's ID and a note authorizing them to do so (both can be digital). Unless you have pre-purchased Race Day Packet Pick-Up, bag and shirt pickup will not be available the morning of the race.

Hours

Friday, November 11: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Address

Westwood Laboratories
710 Ayon Avenue 
Azusa, CA 91702

parking & busing 

Because REVEL Canyon City is a point-to-point route, we will bus you from the finish line to the start line. Your bib is your ticket to board a bus. Due to road closures and participant safety all runners must take the buses the morning of the race. You may not park or be dropped off at the start lines.

Race parking is available in designated lots of Azusa Pacific University & Citrus College. All designated parking is within walking distance of the finish line. Please utilize the directions in the Parking & Busing map to ensure you’re parked in the correct lot for the closest distance to your respective bus loading area. Please arrive on time and make sure you board the correct bus. 

Full and half marathon participants will board buses in two separate locations. Full marathon buses will load from Alosta Avenue & E Foothill Boulevard and will depart from 4:00-5:00 AM. Half marathon buses will load from N Citrus Avenue & E Foothill Boulevard and will depart from 4:30-5:30 AM. 

Aid Stations

The Aid Stations will be equipped with water, Lemon Lime Powerade, restrooms, and basic medical supplies. In addition some aid stations will include Gu Energy Gels (Chocolate/Vanilla - caffeine & Lemon Sublime/Mandarin Orange – no caffeine), fruit, and medical personnel (see aid station map below). **Any personal belongings dropped on the course will be donated to charity.**

Drop Bags

You will receive a race bag when you pick up your packet at the expo. This bag is for you to take to the starting areas. A number that matches your race bib will be attached to your race bag. This is to identify your bag at the finish area after the race, and you will need your bib to prove ownership of your bag when you pick it up. Please carry any belongings to the starting area in this bag, as opposed to any other personal bags, which cannot be identified by your race number. Bags must be placed in the bag trucks at the starting areas at least 15 minutes prior to the race start. 

**Any personal belongings dropped at aid stations or anywhere along the course will be donated to charity.** 

Timing & Bibs

The races will be chip-timed using timing tags adhered to the back of your bib. Your time will begin when you cross the starting line and stop when you cross the finish line. Overall prize winners (top 3 in each race) will be determined by gun time, not chip time. Please do not tamper with the timing chips, as they cannot be replaced once linked to your bib number. 

Because the timing tag is adhered to the back of your race bib, it is important that you do not cover your bib with clothing or other objects that may interfere with the tag reader when you are crossing the start and finish lines. Furthermore, in order to ensure that race volunteers, officials, and photographers can properly identify you, you must wear your bib on the front of your person in an unobstructed position. If the photographers along the course cannot see your bib number, we will have no way to get your photos to you.

a message from our sponsor

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Finish Line Festivities  

Once you cross the finish line, stick around and enjoy the exciting atmosphere at the finish. Runners will be greeted with some great food and beer as you celebrate your achievement with friends and family. Check out the vendor booths, get a photo in front of our beautiful backdrops, listen to some great music, give a hand to the rest of the runners coming in, and attend the awards ceremonies to congratulate the winners.